diff --git a/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/BUILD.bazel b/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/BUILD.bazel
index a79f124d7a01..020b939e478b 100644
--- a/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jvm_library(
     "//platform/core-ui",
     "//platform/project/shared:project",
     "//fleet/rpc",
+    "//platform/platform-impl:ide-impl",
   ],
   plugins = ["@lib//:compose-plugin"]
 )
diff --git a/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/intellij.platform.ide.nonModalWelcomeScreen.frontend.iml b/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/intellij.platform.ide.nonModalWelcomeScreen.frontend.iml
index 29addfae31f8..dc02b89bd6a7 100644
--- a/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/intellij.platform.ide.nonModalWelcomeScreen.frontend.iml
+++ b/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/intellij.platform.ide.nonModalWelcomeScreen.frontend.iml
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.core.ui" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.project" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="fleet.rpc" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.ide.impl" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/src/WelcomeScreenLeftTabListener.kt b/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/src/WelcomeScreenLeftTabListener.kt
index ccd0a82a17c9..edc34a08e3ac 100644
--- a/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/src/WelcomeScreenLeftTabListener.kt
+++ b/platform/non-modal-welcome-screen/frontend/src/WelcomeScreenLeftTabListener.kt
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ import com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.ProjectViewImpl
 import com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.ProjectViewPane
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManagerEvent
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManagerListener
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry
-import com.intellij.platform.ide.nonModalWelcomeScreen.leftPanel.WelcomeScreenLeftPanel.Companion.ID
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindowId
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindowManager
+import com.intellij.platform.ide.nonModalWelcomeScreen.leftPanel.WelcomeScreenLeftPanel
 import com.intellij.platform.ide.nonModalWelcomeScreen.rightTab.WelcomeScreenRightTabVirtualFile
 
 internal class WelcomeScreenLeftTabListener: FileEditorManagerListener {
@@ -18,10 +21,20 @@ internal class WelcomeScreenLeftTabListener: FileEditorManagerListener {
     val isChangedFromWelcome = event.oldFile?.fileType is WelcomeScreenRightTabVirtualFile.WelcomeScreenFileType
     val project = event.manager.project
     if (isChangedToWelcome) {
-      ProjectViewImpl.getInstance(project).changeView(ID)
+      safeChangeView(project, WelcomeScreenLeftPanel.ID)
     }
     else if (isChangedFromWelcome) {
-      ProjectViewImpl.getInstance(project).changeView(ProjectViewPane.ID)
+      safeChangeView(project, ProjectViewPane.ID)
     }
   }
+
+  private fun safeChangeView(project: Project, viewId: String) {
+    val canChangeView = ToolWindowManager.getInstance(project).getToolWindow(ToolWindowId.PROJECT_VIEW)?.contentManagerIfCreated != null
+    if (!canChangeView) {
+      // `ProjectViewImpl.changeView` expects `contentManager` to be not null.
+      return
+    }
+
+    ProjectViewImpl.getInstance(project).changeView(viewId)
+  }
 }